Health Class

Dylan stood up in the middle of his bath and announced that Poo and Mommy did not get a penis and he did.

Poo replied, "UGH! He's talking about his penis again!!!!"

UFO

Dude: What is that white thing in the sky?

Mom: That's the moon.

Dude: No, it's not. I think it's the Earth.

Mom: You're sitting on the Earth.

Dude: No I'm not! I'm sitting on this chair!!

Notes from the Family Doctor

It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.

I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

He said no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for quite a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are'?

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is'.

I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life'.

True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Driving With The Brakes On

When you're driving with the brakes on
When you're swimming with your boots on
Its hard to say you love someone
And its hard to say you don't

-"Driving With The Brakes On" by Del Amitri

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. Nuff said.

Today's Moment of Zen

Bleh.

This is one of those days that I feel I am an automaton just going through the motions, accomplishing tasks because they need to be done, not because I have any particular desire to do them or see the results. Had a little too much wine with the girls last night and I have a headache that is making me want to do nothing except take a nap.

I wonder what happened to that passion I used to have for life? For making change and speaking out against injustice and affecting the world in a positive way?

I'm being melodramatic, I still have a lot of passion for life... most of the time. Its just that I find myself more often than not in circumstances that seem to be explicitly designed to suck the life out of me. There's ALWAYS someplace I'd rather be, other things I'd rather be doing, and most importantly, people I'd rather be with.

Maybe I'd better go ahead and take that nap.